Sigh. Big sigh. This was the first weekend where I had a chance to just sit back and relax a bit. We expected a huge storm to hit, but it never panned out. Worked for me because we didn’t make any huge plans because of it so we just wandered around town a bit looking at Christmas lights and then went to a live Nativity scene which we go to each year.

Later tonight our close friends are coming over for dinner and a Christmas exchange. We decided to order in so no cooking involved! It’s nice to keep things simple sometimes. On that note, I think I will re-work some things for next year to simplify the season a bit. Things this year were a bit complicated and I just haven’t had a chance to savor any one thing. That’s not what the holiday is supposed to be about and it’s bringing me down a bit.

On a book note, I am reading The Rest of Her Life by Laura Moriarty. I’m reading it for Book Club Girl’s discussion which will take place this Wednesday. This book had me at page one. I have not read a book lately that has been able to do that. I am glued to it and cannot put it down. I’m looking forward to finishing up stuff around the house so I can get back to it.

There are still two items I need to pick-up as far as gifts, but it’s looking like I may go the gift card route. I can handle that. I just want to be done! What about you? Are you done with your shopping?